On Aug 29, 2007, at 8:03 AMAug 29, 2007, Hinkie wrote:
> Hi
>
> I want to run a cron job in /etc/crontab that runs (ifconfig em0
> down; ifconfig em0 up) if my cables static ip gateway can't be
> pinged but I can't figure it out. I can't get the syntax that runs
> in the command window, to then put intot the crontab....
>
> Can anyone help me?
Here's what I'd use:
ping -c 1 a.b.c.d; TESTV=$?; if [ $TESTV != 0 ]; then `ifconfig em0
down`; fi
HTH
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Eric F Crist
Secure Computing Networks